The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-05-29
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How To.Morrow Will be Observed by
Patriots HereRbouts.

now IO.utorroW Will De observed by
Patriots HcreRbouts.
Once more the nation is on the eve of
Memorial Day, the day on which the graves
of thu gallant soldiers who fought and died
for the honor of their country, and to many
of them an adopted country, are ,decked
with flowers and in some cases believed
with che tears of the loving relatives who
survive them. The day will be celebrated
all over the country with suitable honors.
At eight o'clock the posts and companies
of the militia will meet at their respective
armories. Van Houten and Wilson Posts
with Companies F, A, and d, Fourth Regi :
ment, and W. s. Hancock Post, S. of ",
will march to Jersey avenue and Y ork
street, where the line will be formed, the
right resting on York street. At nine
o'clock the parade will start and will pass
through York to Grove, to Grand, to Wash
ington, to Montgomery and Newark ave-
nue., to Grove street, through Eight b
street, Jersey avenue to Second street,
where the parade will be dismissed. The
posts and companies will pass in the fol-
lowing order: Platoon of Police, Grand
Marshal L. ]. Armstrong and aids; Sci
fsrt's Band; Companies F, A and d, Fourth
Regiment; Henry Wilson Post, Commander
b. II. Manning; w. s. Hancock Post, s. Of
w., Commander J. Smith; Van Houton
Post Drum and F.fs Corps; Van Houten
Post, Commander J. F. Lincks; Wagons
containing children; Wagons containing
flowers. Comrades Black and Meister, of
Van Houten Post; Comrades Mahie and
Quirk, of Henry Wilson Post, and Com
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of ", have been appointed as aids to the
Grand Marshal.
At the Jersey City Cemetery the exercises
will be up to those of former years. The
Grafton will be delivered by Major
d. A. Peloubet, of Wilson Posts
followe cd by patriotic songs by the chilaren,
The members of the Post, accompanied by,
Hancock Post, S. o. ", will attend SER
vice at the North Baptist Church, where
they will listen to a sermon by the Rev.
Mr.. Allen, an ex-chapiain of the army.
The day will be observed as holiday on
the Hill as well as in the lower city. Geo.
II. Thomas Post have made arrangements
to observe the day in most suitable man
ner. Go. A., wv. A., will parade through
the principal streets on the Heights and
then to Floral Hill Cemetery, where they
will decorate the graves of departed COM
rades.
Van Houten Post will march to Speers
on the hill, where they will distribute
flowers. Wilson Post will go to the j srsey
City Cemetery and then to the New Catho-
lie Cemetery. Zahriski Post will parade
to the old Catholic Cemetery, thence to to
Speers, where they will leave their Offer
iDgs.
George 81. Thomas Post will parade to
Weshawken and the cemeteries in the
northern part of the County. Woerner
Post will visit the cemeteries in HoboKen
and those in North Hudson. Captain
Stahl will be the orator of the day.
This evening Van Houten Post will attend
the service at Hedding Church.
The day will be observed in Hobo rem by
general parade of the posts and societies IN
that place. Following are the organiza-
tons which will take part in the parade:
Woerner Post will hold the right of line
followed by Stevens Post. the Veteran
Corps of the Sons of Veterans. Car riages
containing the ladies who compose the Re
lief Corps will follow, then will come a
delegation from the Hudson County Gale
DOMAIN Club, in native costume, under
command of Chief Evans. The Second
Regiment with the Veterans will bring up
the rear. The line will form on Hudson
street at Fifth. aad the Grand Marshall,
Captain John Mieghan, will give the order
to march at nine o'clock. The route will
be along Hudson street to Eighth, TO
Washington, to Ferry, passing the City
Hall at ten o'clock, where the mayor and
city officials will review the procession:
through Ferry to Garden, to First, to Chm
ton, to Fifth to Garden to Eleventh where
the Veterans will take cars to Union Hill.